Maybe you noticed, maybe you didn’t. I took a brief hiatus from writing the HDD blog to enjoy some vacay time. I’m back with new ideas and ready to share. This week’s blog touches on the idea of infectious. What is the first thing you think of when you hear that word? Eooowwww. Not to fast. Read on to consider a different perspective.
DEFINE PLEASE
Merriam-Webster defines infectious.
1 a. producing or capable of producing infection
- transmitting or capable of transmitting infection
- caused by or resulting from an infection with one or more
pathogenic agents
- spreading or capable of spreading rapidly to others
YOUR BODY IS AMAZING
I am certainly no runner however, I do enjoy all the benefits a brisk walk provides. Occasionally I take a 3.5 mile walk around the path of the Albuquerque Academy along with other runners and walkers. Everyone shares a common goal of getting a little sunshine, fresh air and exercise. I love the feel of my heart as it works to pump gallons of blood. As I breathe a little harder, I burn some fat and tax my lungs to do what they do best. I challenge my bones, skin and muscles. It does all this automatically with little more than intention and effort. The human body is amazing!
A SIMPLE ACT
Most people you encounter along the path give you the perfunctory half grin or a wave when you pass. Some simply ignore you. I was on the home stretch of my walk when I passed a woman and her two dogs. She looked right at me, cracked an ear to ear grin and said “Good morning! It’s a beautiful day, isn’t it? She was lovely and her sunshiny disposition was infectious. I returned a huge smile. Her simple act impacted me and I decided to spread the infection.
POLARITY
Recently, I experienced the polar opposite of this woman’s kindness. I witnessed assumption, gossip, rumor and innuendo. This act spread infection almost as quickly as the kindness did. I watched the contagion destroy trust and friendships. We all have a choice. Always choose kindness. We are human. We all fail. If at first you don’t succeed, try again.
IT’S A CHOICE
“Choosing to be kind is a choice to make the power of intention active in your life. The beneficial effect of kindness on the immune system and the increased production of serotonin have been proven. Conversely, unkindness weakens the body and puts us into a state if dissonance. Extend acts of kindness. Ask for nothing in return.
Dr. Wayne Dyer
BEGINNING TODAY
“Beginning today, treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be dead by midnight. Extend to them all the care, kindness and understanding you can muster, and do it with no thought of any reward. Your life will never be the same again.”
Og Mandino
CONTAGION
If something contagious had been spread to you, hopefully it is kindness, happiness and health. Feel free to infect others. If HDD can help with the aforementioned, call us at 350-3397.